Microsoft enlists security partner in browser update

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I think you misread the article, Milly.

You wrote:

The idea is [not] that Microsoft (nor anyone else) will be "tracking" your internet usage. The idea is that when you receive an EMAIL with a phishing link in it and you attempt to follow that link, the anti-phishing technology will kick in.


But the story says that IE works from sites, not email.


Here's the description:

WholeSecurity, which is privately held, is helping Microsoft assemble and maintain a list of verified phishing sites, also known as a blacklist. When people try to visit a Web site on the list, IE7 automatically warns them via a dialog box that the site is fraudulent and suggests they "not continue to this Web site." At that point, people can close the Web page, or continue on if they choose.

and this is contrasted with an approach working from email:

The Mozilla Foundation has decided not to incorporate antiphishing technology into its increasingly popular Firefox browser, opting instead to focus on the e-mail side of the problem.

And Microsoft is supplementing what the browser does with an email based approach in Hotmail:

Microsoft is doing something similar with its Hotmail service. If a suspicious e-mail arrives, the test version of Hotmail does not display the e-mail but rather warns users that the e-mail appears to be potentially fraudulent and asks if they want to block or allow e-mails from the sender of the message.



The article seems pretty clear that the browser protection works on any site the user attempts to visit.

The issue is whether the list is compared on the pc or online.
If it's done online, the feature goes off.

Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 07/29/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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